It was tempting to take the tunnel beneath Mount Blanc that links France and Italy, but in the end, it seemed like too much of a time commitment. The radio station that provides continuous updates on the tunnel’s condition in several languages carried news of long delays due to construction, so we passed.
It’s hard not to shoot photo after photo of the mountain when almost every turn of a corner has a view worth capturing. Hang gliders above the 15-thousand-foot peak? How can you not shoot that? Between the photo taking, we trekked around town too long trying to find an internet café to catch up on e-mail and post a couple entries to this journal; Doug takes full responsibility for the obsession. We’ll wait until Lyon’s overnight stay Sunday to post other entries and some photos. Lessons learned today: Keep your eyes on the countryside and off the keyboard!
Traveler tips: When purchasing gas on the major motorways, first you pump your gas, then you move your car out of the pump zone and pull up next to the office, where you pay. Not so different from some of the stations in Honolulu (think Aloha stations), but you don’t find stations with credit card-enabled pumps and convenience. I guess we’re spoiled. And it’s best to put off being really hungry at mid-day until noon; the restaurants aren’t inclined to open for lunch any earlier. On the other hand, if you decide to feed yourself with store-bought food, you get more for your euro than we do back in Honolulu. Lennie estimates the two sacks of food we purchased in the Megéve supermarket would have cost $60 at a Times or Star store, but totaled up to 20 euros there – and that included 5 euros for a roadmap.
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